Scenes of tension between Lyon players and supporters after another defeat

Lyons were beaten by Rennes at the start of the 19th day of Ligue 1 (2-3) this Friday, with Lyonnais attacked by their supporters from the southern bend. OL is still very sick.

OL is still very stuck. Still fighting to keep their position, Les Gons came this Friday to begin a comeback against Rennes (2-3) from far away. Trailing 3-0 at the break, Pierre Sage’s men clawed back to score just two goals and were unable to avoid an 11th defeat of the season in the league, synonymous with a play-off place and far from assured of a continuation.

With Bronca already heckled by his supporters at the break, the players went to exchange with supporters on the steps of the south bend, with Dejan Lovren and Anthony Lopes leading the way. Proof that the situation is still urgent, a week before the reception in Marseille.

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“We know the supporters are there.”

Henrique, Lyon’s first scorer of the evening, was highly motivated but most touched by this new Lyon defeat. “We didn’t do what we needed to do, especially in the first half. We’re all disappointed, we have to improve our game. At home, at half-time, we can’t be 3-0 down. We have to react. The supporters have said “That they are not giving up on us. We know they are there but we have to get out of this situation together. The scoring here is great but I can’t be happy. I don’t choose to score and win the match,” the Brazilian defender said. said to Prime Video.

One of the club’s kids, Corentin Tolisso, had some stern words. “The supporters said they supported us. It’s difficult for them. It’s even more difficult for us because there’s a feeling of shame when we go against them,” breathed the Lyon midfielder. They give everything and they can’t be happy. Well worth it. They kept encouraging us, we pushed to come back. We know they are there, we should at least be proud to cheer them on because they don’t give up. We won’t give up. These are critical times. But this is where the mind must be very strong. We, for ourselves, the supporters, the organization, must try to move forward with our heads held high.”

OL are stuck at the bottom of the rankings (16th, play-offs) under threat from Clermont (17th, two points), who host Strasbourg on Sunday. And with 16 points in 19 days, he reached his worst total in the Elite at this stage of the championship. Although they still qualified for the Coupe de France, OL had a poor start to the year in the league with two defeats in two days against Le Havre and Rennes.